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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Alegria’ July 24, 2009 (Timesleader): With six hours to go before more than 3,000 eyes would be gazed upon them, performers in Cirque du Soleil’s “Alegria” stretched, flipped and bent in ways that would make pretzels jealous. Performers get in some last-minute practice before taking the stage Wednesday night for the first of five days worth of shows of Cirque du Soleil’s `Alegria.’ The shows run daily through Sunday. In a practice area behind the stage, performers loosened up. Russians, Mongolians, Aussies and Americans shared the mats. Many have gymnastic backgrounds and some are past world champions. >> Read more …
Russia Wins European Youth Olympic Festival July 22, 2009 (International Gymnast): Russia won the men's team title Tuesday as the 10th European Youth Olympic Festival began in Tampere, Finland. 2008 Junior European silver medalist David Belyavsky led Russia to victory over Switzerland and Romania. The men's competition is for gymnasts born in 1992-1993. >> Read more …
Voronina, Ivanov, and Domchevska-Movchan prevail at the 2009 World Games July 22, 2009 (acrobaticsports.com): Today was the third and last day of World Games competition in the acrobatic sports at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.  The program featured the women's synchronized trampoline event, the men's and women's double mini-trampoline (DMT) competitions, as well as the men's group competition in acrobatic gymnastics.  >> Read more … and see also Taiwan News
Korobeynikova and Krylov take the gold at the 2009 World Games July 21, 2009 (acrobaticsports.com): Today was the second day of competition in acrobatic sports at the 15,000-seat Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.  Today's events featured the men's and women's competitions in tumbling, as well the men's pair and women's group competitions in acrobatic gymnastics. >> Read more … and see also Taiwan News
Ito-Nagasaki prevail at the 2009 World Games July 20, 2009 (acrobaticsports.com): The trampoline and acrobatic gymnastics events of the 8th World Games kicked off today in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Today's finals featured the men's synchronized trampoline competition and the women's pair and mixed pair competitions in acrobatic gymnastics. >> Read more …
Canadian gymnast Smith captures tumbling bronze at World Games July 21, 2009 (The Canadian Press): Emily Smith of Burlington, Ont., captured a bronze medal with a rarely executed pass in women's tumbling at the World Games on Tuesday. Two-time world champion Anna Korobeynikova of Russia won with a score of 68.900 points while her teammate Anzhelika Soldatkina took the silver with 65.000. Smith scored 63.800 to win the bronze, and in her final routine performed a pass that only two other women have completed internationally. >> Read more … and see also Canada.com
Local gymnast suspended for 2 years for substances July 21, 2009 (The China Post): Taiwanese gymnast Chiu Shih-hui was suspended by the Gymnastics International Federation (FIG) from competing for two years after testing positive for a banned substance in an announcement by the FIG made yesterday. The Chinese Taipei Gymnastics Association (CTGA) admits that it acted negligently in handling the matter, but called on the FIG to reconsider the matter. >> Read more …
Cheng Fei to Miss Chinese Championships July 20, 2009 (International Gymnast): Superstar Cheng Fei likely will sit out this week's Chinese National Gymnastics Championships because of ongoing injuries, according to the Xinhua news agency. Cheng, a five-time world gymnastics champion and 2008 Olympic gold medalist, has been suffering from a recurring Achilles' tendon injury. During training for the recent University Games in Belgrade, Cheng aggravated an injury in her right knee, Xinhua reported. >> Read more …
Huang, Uchimura Win Japan Cup All-Around July 19, 2009 (International Gymnast): China's Huang Qiushuang and Japan's Kohei Uchimura won the all-around titles Sunday at the Japan Cup in Tokyo. In the women's competition, Huang scored 58.900 to take the gold over Russian juniors Aliya Mustafina (58.250) and Tatiana Nabiyeva (57.450). In the men's competition, Japanese star Uchimura defeated Germany's Fabian Hambüchen for the title. Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka won the bronze. >> Read more …
Gymnastics: Uchimura takes all-around Japan Cup title+ July 19, 2009 (AP - Kyodo): Beijing Olympic silver medalist Kohei Uchimura won the men's all-around event at the inaugural Japan Cup on Sunday. Uchimura had high scores of 16.250 and 15.800 in the vault and floor exercise, respectively, en route to capturing the title with 92.750 points in the 12-man competition in the final day of the two-day meet at Makuhari Messe. >> Read more …
China wins women's team event at Gymnastics Artistic Japan Cup 2009 July 19, 2009 (Global Times): China's Zhang Jing, Xiao Sha, He Kexin and Huang Qiushuang (from L to R) pose on the podium after they won the women's team event with 171.20 points at the Gymnastics Artistic Japan Cup 2009, Chiba, Japan.  > Read more …
FIG Fines Taiwan Over Doping Case July 18, 2009 (International Gymnast): The Chinese Taipei Gymnastics Association faces a "heavy fine" over its handling of a recent doping case, the International Gymnastics Federation announced Saturday. The FIG reprimanded the federation for "repeatedly failing to communicate with the FIG" after an aerobic gymnast tested positive for diuretics in November. >> Read more … and see also Associated Press
Flipping out July 9, 2009 (Startribune): When Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues take the mat, the students at St. Paul's Circus Juventas can barely keep their mouths from flying open. Allen perches upside down on her partner's right hand, her legs up in a "V" and supported by her right arm, as Rodrigues mirrors her pose on the ground. Allen seems almost weightless, like a balloon Rodrigues can barely keep tethered to the earth.  >> Read more …
SPORTS WORLD
World Games opening ceremony, competitions broadcast worldwide July 22, 2009 (The China Post): The events in the World Games 2009 Kaohsiung have become increasingly popular at home and abroad, with an increasing number of television channels broadcasting them, organizers said Wednesday. >> Read more …
World Games To Make South American Debut July 22, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): The International World Games Association (IWGA) confirmed on Tuesday that its flagship event, the World Games, will be taken to South America for the first time in 2013 when the event is staged in Cali, Colombia. The IWGA’s president, Ron Froehlick, said that a letter of intent had been signed between the global body and the Cali organisers in Kaohsiung in Chinese Taipei, where this year’s World Games are currently being staged. An official contract between the two parties will be signed in September. >> Read more … and check also IWGA
Taiwan gets gold, silver, bronze at World Games July 19, 2009 (The China Post): Local athletes picked up yesterday one gold medal plus one silver and one bronze in roller sports speed events on the second day of competition at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung to lift Taiwan to second place with a total of three gold medals, trailing only Russia that has won six gold medals so far. >> Read more …
Canada's high hopes on trampoline July 17, 2009 (The Globe and Mail): World synchro trampoline champions Karen Cockburn and Rosannagh MacLennan, both of Toronto, lead a six-member Canadian team into the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Monday. Cockburn and MacLennan, in their first international synchro since winning gold at the 2007 world championships in Quebec City, are favourites, given their individual skills. MacLennan is the top ranked solo trampolinist in the world. >> Read more …